concentración, inmediación, contradicción

English translation: (see explanation)

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Explanation:These are all "principios generales del derecho" (general principles of law) and, to my knowledge, do not always have "snappy" one-word equivalents in English, so you may have to work through the definitions to find a wording to suit your text.

1) Principio de concentración: principle that legal proceedings should be reduced to a minimum of procedural stages/steps

Since I have an arsenal of Spanish-Spanish legal dictionaries and law school textbooks, let me know the other "principios" you are interested in and I will try to see what I can find. Also, when you're done, I would love to see the English equivalents you have come up with or how you have decided to translate them, since this type of material comes up often in my work too.

Explanation:These are all "principios generales del derecho" (general principles of law) and, to my knowledge, do not always have "snappy" one-word equivalents in English, so you may have to work through the definitions to find a wording to suit your text.

1) Principio de concentración: principle that legal proceedings should be reduced to a minimum of procedural stages/steps

Since I have an arsenal of Spanish-Spanish legal dictionaries and law school textbooks, let me know the other "principios" you are interested in and I will try to see what I can find. Also, when you're done, I would love to see the English equivalents you have come up with or how you have decided to translate them, since this type of material comes up often in my work too.

I keep repeating this, but the research you've done for me is invaluable. You definitely deserve the points to the 10th power!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Rebecca, As always a very helpful answer (thank you!). I've been searching for weeks for links that discuss the principles of law, and the one you give me here is incomplete. Could you please send it to me or repost here?

Asker: Rebecca--this is heaven-sent info for me! Is the Dic Jur Thompson-Aranzadi on line? I would love to get access to it. (I also hope you didn't have to type all that in by hand). This report turns on 11 principles (distinct from the ones in the list I posted here). I believe I've found their English equivalents, but I'd like to read more about them in either language (principios de culpabilidad, lesividad, retribuibilidad, etc.) Again, thank you for all the effort you've put into helping me. I hope I can return the favor someday... Patricia